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Youth & Community
What Our Volunteers Have To Say

“I am so grateful to this incredible place for helping me rediscover why I keep pouring my soul into creating. Beyond that, the community here is amazing. At every turn, I found people excited to explain things and happy to teach their skills.”
-Mel Lidman

“Being hands-on here helps my personal work and improves my own ideas. In my twenty years as a mechanical engineer, the engineering profession kept me more hands-off — in meetings and behind a desk. It is refreshing to be in an environment that is actively hands-on.”
-Aaron Gebauer

“The Crucible takes volunteer work seriously and treats me as a member of the team. I think the level of care that gets put into the volunteer experience—in addition to the experiences students have—is pretty amazing.”
-Abisola Coretta
Last Year, Volunteers Made It Happen
317 active volunteers
We Need Your Skills
In particular, we are looking for:
- Bike Mechanics or people with bike maintenance skills. You can have a huge impact getting dozens of bikes fixed and back on the road for free for our neighbors.
- Professional Photographers, Journalists, or Videographers to help document our classes and at special events. Interested photographers must be comfortable shooting with a digital camera and have a portfolio of past work to share.
- People with office skills such as data entry, wordpress, filing and organizing, etc. Comfortability with computers is preferred!
- People willing to commit as a Level 3 Volunteer in Foundry, Glass Coldworking, Bike Shop, Welding, Jewelry, and Leather or in the office as a Level 3 Volunteer in Marketing, Events, Adult Programs, or Volunteer Coordination.
- People with day time availability.
- People with experience working with youth.
Breakdown of Your Benefits
At The Crucible, we reward volunteers for their service with discounts off classes, studio access, and other valuable perks. We reserve the highest benefits for our most committed volunteers—see how your time will translate below.
Ready to Apply?
Staying Safe During COVID-19
The Crucible is observing strict guidelines for safety in the wake of Covid-19.
As of October 1, 2021, The Crucible will require all volunteers to be vaccinated and provide vaccination proof. The state of California is no longer accepting self-attestation waivers as proof of vaccination. Volunteers who do not already have their vaccination records on file will need to present a vaccination card or a photo of their vaccination card (with proof of ID), or a digital vaccination record (such as myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov, with a matching photo ID), before their first volunteer shift after October 1, 2021. Vaccinated individuals must show that they received their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or a single dose of the J&J vaccine, at least 14 days before coming to The Crucible.
Volunteers who are exempt from COVID-19 vaccinations due to medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs must request an accommodation from vaccine requirements. This accommodation will be provided as a result of a letter to the Executive Director from your physician explaining that your medical condition prohibits receiving a vaccination, or a letter from your spiritual leader explaining that you have sincerely held religious beliefs that prohibit receiving a vaccine.
Those whose accommodation is upheld must take a COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours before checking in for activities at The Crucible, and present their negative results at the door as a condition of participation, every week, during the time they are active at The Crucible.COVID-19 test results must have been date and time-stamped by a known lab.
All entering the building will have to wear a 100% cotton mask, use hand sanitizer, have a contactless temperature check, use gloves, and answer a health questionnaire. Anyone with symptoms or high temperatures will not be admitted. You can see all health and safety policies in place for our youth and adult classes here. Protecting the safety of our staff, faculty, students, and volunteers is of the utmost importance. Anyone who knowingly violates any of our health and safety policies is putting our community unnecessarily at risk and will not be able to participate in future programming at The Crucible until safety concerns around COVID-19 have subsided.